Chances to LACs for splitter (GOOD SAT, OKAY GPA)

Chance Me / Match Me
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Gender: M
Location: Massachusetts
College Class Year: 2020
High School: Public
High School Type: sends some grads to top schools (Harvard, Cornell, Lehigh, BC and (a lot for) BU are amongst the ones I know about from my grade)
Will apply for financial aid: Yes

Academics:

GPA - Unweighted: ~3.2 (2.7 Freshman, 3.3 Sophomore, 3.5 Junior, ~3.7 Senior)
GPA - Weighted: 3.60
Class Rank: top 25%
Class Size: 500

Scores:

SAT I Math: 690
SAT I Critical Reading: 740
SAT I Writing: 780
Composite: 2,210

AP Scores:

AP Lang. = 4
AP Lit. = Pending
AP Calc. AB = Pending
AP European History = Pending
AP U.S. Gov. = Pending
AP Psych. = Pending

Extracurriculars:

Athletic Status - list sport and your level: Cross Country V (Junior & Senior Year)
Indoor Track V (Junior Year)
Outdoor Track V (Junior & Senior Year)
Volunteer/Service Work: ~25 hours at Salvation Army

Colleges of Interest:

Franklin & Marshall College
Trinity College (CT)
Union College (Schenectady)
Gettysburg College
St. Olaf College
St. Lawrence University
Skidmore College
Bennington College
Beloit College
UMass Amherst
Bard College
Quinnipiac University

Essays:
Everybody that read me told me my common app. essay was amazing, so hopefully they’re right.

Supplements were already pretty solid, I’d say, and I did any ones I could.

Recommendations:
Should be solid. One is from my History teacher, who I had both Freshman and Senior year, so she can attest to my progress as a student (she commented on it before I even asked her for a recommendation).

Chance me please. I am extremely anxious about hearing back, to be honest, because I am asking for quite a bit of financial aid (think over half of sticker price).

By the way, I am applying as a Philosophy/English major, in the hopes of one day going to law school.

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relax - posting a chance thread for 10 different colleges/universities serves no purpose for you (or anyone else)

you have done what you needed to to do and now must just wait

the next decision will be based on acceptances, aid etc

only the admissions directors can accept you - it doesn’t matter at all what anyone here says

clear out all of those other postings - please

and get back to studying for your current classes :slight_smile:

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@swampdraggin Is it even possible to clear out the postings? There isn’t an option to delete the threads

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Your gpa shows strong upward trajectory and your rank is also good. Your list is full of matches and you should find yourself sitting with several acceptances come April. Good luck

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@wisteria100 Thank you taking time to respond :slight_smile: That makes me feel better about my odds haha

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Many of the schools on your list are not need blind. Are you being recruited anywhere? Your test scores are solid and I think the fact that one of your Recs addresses your upward growth, you could be a match for many of these. Hang in there, the waiting is stressfull but I suspect you will get positive responses from some of the schools you listed. Do you have a favorite? Showing a school some love goes a long way in tipping the scale in your favor.